[net.micro] ZX-81 LOAD problems

WEBER@usc-eclc.arpa (01/25/83)

From:  Allan Weber <WEBER@usc-eclc.arpa>

I have been using a Sinclair ZX-81 (1k ram) with a Sony cassette
recorder and have had no shortage of headaches with the LOAD command.
However I was able to get rid of most of them after reading a copy of
the newer manual that comes with the Timex version of the ZX.  Unlike
the my Sinclair manual, the Timex manual suggests not having the
earphone and microphone cables connected simultaneously when SAVEing a
program.  Apparently most recorders feed the signal being recorded
back out the earphone to allow you to monitor what's being recorded
and this bothers the ZX-81.  Since I started doing SAVEs with only the
microphone cable connected, the chance of getting the program to later
LOAD has gone up greatly.  Hope this helps somebody.

					Allan Weber
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